ConsoleColor()

Syntax

ConsoleColor(CharacterColor, BackgroundColor)
Description
Change the colors used by the text display. Any characters printed after calling this function will use the new colors.

Parameters

CharacterColor The color to be used for the characters. The color values range from 0 to 15, which are the 16 colors available in console mode: 
  0 - Black (default background)
  1 - Blue
  2 - Green
  3 - Cyan
  4 - Red
  5 - Magenta
  6 - Brown
  7 - Light grey (default foreground)
  8 - Dark grey
  9 - Bright blue
  10 - Bright green
  11 - Bright cyan
  12 - Bright red
  13 - Bright magenta
  14 - Yellow
  15 - White
BackgroundColor The color for the character background. The values are the same as for the CharacterColor.

Return value

None.

Example

  If OpenConsole()
    For Foreground = 0 To 15
      For Background = 0 To 15
        ConsoleColor(Foreground, Background)
        Print(Right(Hex(Background), 1))
      Next
        
      PrintN("")
    Next
    
    ConsoleColor(7, 0)
    PrintN("Press return to exit")
    Input()
  EndIf

See Also

EnableGraphicalConsole()

Supported OS

Windows

<- CloseConsole() - Console Index - ConsoleCursor() ->